The Mafia Boss and the Spy
Even beaten and broken, I felt that pull toward him — the same dangerous attraction that had complicated everything from the beginning.
“I did,” he admitted, his voice low. “But when I heard the gunfire and realized Scarfaced had gone behind my back…” His jaw clenched. “I couldn’t let it happen. I couldn’t let them kill you.”
I searched his face, looking for lies, but all I saw was raw honesty mixed with fear. For me.
Tears stung my eyes. The mission had failed. My cover was in tatters. Scarfaced knew I was a spy. And yet here I was, in the arms of the man I was supposed to destroy, feeling safer than I had in weeks.